This course will give you an insight into the latest trends of residential and business burglaries so that you can more effectively investigate and prevent future occurrences.

You will gain an understanding of how burglars approach their crimes, how they learn their trade, and the techniques and tools used by today’s offenders.  We will examine investigative techniques that can help you locate valuable evidence and determine how a burglary occurred.  And you will learn about the revealing information that can be gained through field interviews with subjects and the creation of known burglar files.

We will also discuss the use of undercover, fence and sting operations as well as other tactics and strategies to apprehend offenders and prevent future burglaries.

Topics include:
•  Burglary statistics and analysis
•  Burglary victimization
•  Current burglary techniques and M.O.'s
•  Burglar tactics and police reaction
•  Understanding the burglar's mentality
•  Field stops and interviews
•  Responding to burglary complaints
•  Entering and searching premises
•  Tried and tested burglary investigation techniques
•  Determining point of entry and point of exit
•  Perimeter area searches
•  Interviewing complainants
•  Report preparation and solvability factors
•  Investigative procedures
•  Neighborhood canvassing
•  Evidence and crime scene considerations
•  Police anti-burglary tactics and strategies
•  Undercover, fence and sting operations
•  Creating and using a known burglar file
•  Prisoner debriefing systems
•  Property recovery techniques
•  Safe cracking investigations
•  Burglary prevention

Audience:   Patrol officers, new and seasoned detectives, crime scene personnel

Course length: 24 hours